Pulling Out All the Stops! — Waiting for COVID-19 to Stop

01May 2020 by David Kravetz

I am like millions of others…not on the road, basically stick at home in a semi-lockdown situation. It is May 1, 2020 and some states are finally opening up, a bit. But it doesn’t mean that a nice road trip is in my near future.

For the month of April I posted dozens of photos and stories of my Epic 8154 mile road trip across America with my daughter and three grandchildren. We took that trip BEFORE anyone knew that COVID-19 was already here. We were in Washington and California WHILE there were already people being infected and it still was not in the news. By the time we returned to Kentucky on February 18, there were rumblings of it being in China, though it was also discovered that there were cases (beginning on January 21) in Washington and later in April it was discovered that there were deaths in California in February. All I can say is that I am grateful we weren’t impacted by all of the closures that now are impacting our highways, restaurants, rest areas, etc.

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Stop sign out in the high desert of Colorado – Karval, Colorado

But, like all of you, I am wanting it all to STOP! So, how can I express this wish better? I am pulling out all the stops! I have found every photo of a stop sign I have taken over the years. Going to put them all together in this post in hopes that COVID-19 will get the message! (Yes, I know that it won’t really…coronavirus doesn’t care). But, it is a fun way to share a few STOP sign photos.

I hope you’ll enjoy this virtual stop sign tour from around the country. Each photo will include details about where the photo was taken. Enjoy the Ride!!

Stop sign at corner of Woody Guthrie St. and Broadway St. in Okemah, Oklahoma

Back side of a stop sign on Friendly Lane in Haltom City, Texas

A Stop sign in the middle of a field near Great Falls, Montana. It is actually there for snowmobilers in winter.

Stop sign in the snow at Stevens Pass on US Highway 2 in Washington

I parked next to this stop sign which was covered by the snow…it was this deep all around. Taken on the Beartooth Scenic Highway in Montana/Wyoming on Memorial Day 2017

Stop Sign at Yellow Brick Road in Dayton, Ohio

Stop Sign in Pinckney, Michigan. Took this on my way to Hell.

Stop Superman. Taken in Metropolis, Illinois

End of the Dawkins Line Rail Trail in Hagerhill, Kentucky

Stop Sign sitting on the border between Texico, New Mexico and Farwell, Texas…on Stateline Road

Stop Sign at Jemez Springs State Park in Jemez Springs, New Mexico

Stop Sign at White Squirrel Drive in Kenton, Tennessee – Home of White Squirrels

Stop Sign and colorful T-Rex in Carmine, Texas

Ha Ha Tonka Cut Thru Stop Sign in Camdenton, Missouri

Shot up Stop Sign on Kentucky 799 on a back road near Morehead, Kentucky

Stop Sign in Trenton, Tennessee (home of the 31 MPH signs)

Happyville Rd. Stop Sign in Glasgow, Kentucky

Stop Sign on Route 66 in Gallup, New Mexico

Stop Sign at Wonderland Road in Upton, Kentucky

Stop Sign at US 79 and US 41 in Guthrie, Kentucky

Stop Sign at corner of This Way and That Way in Lake Jackson, Texas

Stop Sign on Little Miami Scenic Bike Trail in Morrow, Ohio

Back of Stop Sign on Sky Ct. in Lexington, Kentucky

And finally….

Snow covered Stop Sign in Lexington, Kentucky

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